Crate and show-bench.



W. 0. ROY.

CRATE AND SHOW BENCH.

urmouxon FILED H0127, 190a.

Patented ay 31, 1910.

WILLIAM OBMISTON ROY, 0F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

CRATE AND SHOW-BENCH.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM ORMISTON ROY, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at 1050 Mount Royal avenue, in thecity of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have inventeda new and useful Crate and Show-Bench, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to portable receptacles for animals exhibited atshows and has for its object the improvement in the handling,transporting and exhibiting of animals such as dogs, cats, poultry, etc.

Hitherto it has been the practice to transport such animals toexhibitions in crates of various shapes, sizes and construction and theanimals have been transferred to partitioned benches which arefrequently sent from place to place and liable to be improperlydisinfected and thereby spread disease. The result of this system was,first, great expense in supplying the benches. Second, great danger inexposing the animals to infection on such benches. Third, expense andtrouble of transferring the animals from one receptacle to another andthen back again. Fourth, the trouble and expense of storage room for theempty crates during the exhibition. Fifth, the liability of error intransferring the animal from the bench to the wrong crate. To overcomethese disadvantages I propose to provide a combined crate and show benchwhich will be built to standard sizes for various classes of exhibitsand which will supply a shipping crate and at the same time a showbench. The result of adopting my invention at shOWS will be that ownerswill ship their exhibits in their own crates which can be properlydisinfected and which on arrival at the show room will only require tobe arranged in proper order. The return of the exhibits will be alsoaccurate, rapid and safe.

In my detailed description reference will be made to the annexed drawingin which Figure 1, is a perspective View with cover 03. Fig. 2, the samewith cover on.

The device consists of the sides A, B, front 0, and back D, which extenddown- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 27, 1908.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Serial No. 464,750.

ward to form legs and a floor E, as shown. A cover of wire netting issecurely attached to the top of the back and is provided with fasteningsF to attach its edges to the top of the sides and the front. A secondcover of canvas or leather may be provided to fit over the wire cover.

By means of a door 0 the front on the level of the floor, cleaning willbe facilitated.

The crate may be arranged to collapse by joining the walls, back, frontand floor by suitable hinges. The crate may also be provided with a nameplate C to contain the owners name and address and the title of theexhibit.

hen the crate is used for transporting an exhibit to or from a show, thecover is looked after the animal has been put in. On arrival at the showthe crate is placed in its proper position and by means of unit benchesin place of collective benches a more advantageous grouping can beeffected and there need not be any empty benches. Should the animal bedangerous to the spectators the wire cover may be leftin the closedposition during the show. The entire cover will provide a protectionfrom severe weather and can be made to cover the whole or only part ofthe wire cover.

I claim as new and desire to secure a patent on- A show bench,comprising a front, sides, and back hinged together and formed withlegs, a raised floor, the front having an opening therein on line withthe floor, a door closing said opening, the back being higher than thefront, a wire net door hinged to the upper edge of the back and beingsecured to the upper portion of the face of the front, and turn buttonson the upper edges of the sides for securing the said wire net doorthereto.

Signed at Montreal, this seventeenth day of November 1908, in thepresence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM ORMISTON ROY.

Witnesses:

HANBURY A. BUDDEN, EMILY HAIL.

